Lewisham's Political Map in 2022

Lewisham's ward boundary changes for the May 2022 election:

• The boundaries of 2 wards remain the same (Telegraph Hill and Forest Hill)
• 2 former wards no longer exist: New Cross and Whitefoot
• 3 new wards have been formed: Deptford, Hither Green and New Cross Gate
• 16 wards have 3 councillors
• 3 wards have only 2 councillors: Bellingham, Lewisham Central and New Cross Gate
• The total number of councillors remains at 54

This document was produced by the Lewisham Insight & Delivery team.

Table of Contents

Population

• Residents per ward
• Population density
• Population by age group
• Population by age group: Male
• Population by age group: Female

Languages spoken

• English proficiency
• Other languages

Country of birth

• United kingdom
• Outside UK

Ethnicity

Religion

Qualifications

Housing

• Accommodation
• Household composition
• Occupancy rating
• Tenure
• Car/Van availability
• Central heating

Health

• Level of health
• Activity
• Unpaid care
• Fuel poverty

Employment

• Hours worked
• Occupation status
• Occupation groups

Benefits

• Female and male
• Female
• Male

Indices of Multiple Deprivation

Population ⬆

Source ONS, mid-2022

As of mid 2020, there were an estimated 305,309 people living in Lewisham

Residents per ward ⬆

Population density ⬆

A ward's population density is expressed here as the number of residents per Hectare

Population by age group ⬆

Population by age group (female) ⬆

Population by age group (male) ⬆

Languages spoken ⬆

Source ONS Census, 2011

English proficiency ⬆

Other languages ⬆

The following maps show wards where more than 1% of residents speak a non-english language as their main language

Country of birth ⬆

Source ONS Census, 2011

United Kingdom ⬆

Outside UK ⬆

Ethnicity ⬆

Source ONS Census, 2011

Religion ⬆

Source ONS Census 2011

Qualifications ⬆

Source ONS Census 2011

Housing ⬆

Accommodation ⬆

Source ONS Census 2011

Household composition ⬆

Source ONS Census 2011

Occupancy rating ⬆

Source ONS Census 2011

Tenure ⬆

Source ONS Census 2011

Car/van availability ⬆

Source ONS Census 2011

Central heating ⬆

Source ONS Census 2011

Health ⬆

Source ONS Census 2011

Level of health ⬆

Activity ⬆

Unpaid care ⬆

Fuel poverty ⬆

Source Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, 2021

Employment ⬆

Source ONS Census 2011

Hours worked ⬆

Occupation status ⬆

Occupation groups ⬆

Benefits ⬆

Source DWP, Jan 2016 - Sep 2021 https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/datasets/ucjsa

Please note: the mapping of 2011 LSOA boundaries to administrative wards is not perfectly aligned, so this data should not be considered as more than indicative

Female and male ⬆

Female ⬆

Male ⬆

Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) ⬆

Source Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government 2019

Please note: the mapping of 2011 LSOA boundaries to administrative wards is not perfectly aligned, so this data should not be considered as more than indicative